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Fact check: 300-year timeline for deportations extrapolated from unofficial data

Rating

No flights have yet taken off to forcibly take any migrants or asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda, so there are no “regular” statistics by which to make a judgment on how long it would take for the policy to tackle any number. Sir Keir has based on his claim on a number of mathematical assumptions which have not been verified by the Home Office.

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Sources and attribution

  1. [original] PA Media original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026